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Porridge

Name: 1:40am - Porridge
Start: 2024-12-25T01:40:00Z
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Christmas Special: Desperate Hours

Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own home-made liquor, but prison officers Mackay and Barraclough uncover his stash.

Category: Holiday / Sitcom
Original air date: 24/12/1976

Cast and crew

Sidney LotterbyDirector
Ronnie BarkerNorman Stanley Fletcher
Brian WildeMr. Barrowclough
Fulton MackayMr. Mackay
Richard BeckinsaleLennie Albert Godber
Dudley SuttonReg Urwin
Sam KellyWarren
Tony OsobaMcLaren
Ken WynneKeegan
Michael RedfernTulip
Michael BarringtonGovernor Venables
Jane WenhamMrs Jamieson

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